State size comparison
West Virginia, USA
compared to
California, USA
West Virginia is about 6 times smaller than California.
California is approximately 403,882 sq km, while West Virginia is approximately 62,361 sq km, making West Virginia 15.44% the size of California. Meanwhile, the population of California is ~37.3 million people (35.4 million fewer people live in West Virginia).
We have positioned the outline of California near the middle of West Virginia.
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California
vs.
West Virginia
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